‘Law & Order: SVU’: Kelli Giddish Says Rollins Is Keeping an Eye on Tynan & Griffin
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What To Know
- Law & Order: SVU Season 27 has introduced two new suspicious characters in Chief Tynan and Detective Griffin.
- Kelli Giddish discusses Rollins’ perspective on both as well as what’s coming up in the rest of the season.
Count Sergeant Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) among those keeping an eye on the newest members of Law & Order: SVU. Season 27 introduced a new chief in Kathryn Tynan (Noma Dumezweni), who wants Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to move to 1PP and manipulated the situation so that Rollins returned to SVU, as well as a detective, Jake Griffin (Corey Cott), that she added to the squad.
“I don’t like her,” Giddish, speaking as her character, tells TV Insider of Tynan. “I’m so suspicious of her and it’s like a tidal wave coming and she can’t stop it. I don’t think she likes that feeling one bit.” More is coming up there.
She’s also not so sure about Griffin, who has history with Tynan and could very well mean trouble for the squad on her orders; the chief did recently ask him to look through old cases. But Rollins is still getting a sense of who he is.
“I think she’s got one eye on him,” says Giddish, “but I think he’s part of the team and she very much accepts them as that. But I think if he makes a comment that would otherwise be dismissed, she kind of clocks it — if it kind of rubs her the wrong way or something like that. I don’t think she’s holding his feet to the fire about it, but I think she definitely clocks it and remembers things.”
She, too, is enjoying the new dynamic we’re getting more and more of this season with Rollins and Captain Renee Curry (Aimé Donna Kelly). “It’s so fun being her partner,” Giddish raves before teasing, “There’s some really cool stuff that comes up and you get to see Rollins react in a way that I was surprised.”
As for what else to expect going forward, they’re two-thirds of the 27th season after getting back to shooting after the holidays, Giddish shares. “We’re going into this really, really strong script right now. I’m shooting the creepiest scene. It’s another one-on-one scene. I’m shooting that next week, and I’m so looking forward to it. And just the whole script is so strong and so I couldn’t put it down when I was reading it. I couldn’t put it down and it gave me chills,” she previews.
“I look forward to every script and seeing what’s in store the same way you guys do. I look forward to finishing the season strong,” she adds. “It’s been really fun to play [Rollins]. I think that the writers are not afraid to give her some fresh takes on some things, and I think it’d be fun for the audience.”
What are you hoping to see in the rest of the season? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I think I want to see more of Ice-T and less of Kelli. It's not fair bringing Kelli back and cutting Ice-T time on the show. It's not fair to him and it's definitely not fair to his fans. I know about the budget cuts, so reverse it more Ice-T less Kelli. I mean after all Kelli was fired and then brought back. Ice-T was never fired. In my opinion Ice-T should get more screen time than Kelli.
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D
Agreed she was actually supposed to die in her original exit but marksa (however you spell it) talked then into a different exit.... We were all thrilled she was gone why bring her back
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I want to see Fin & Amanda!!!!!!!! Don't care about the budget. Give the viewers what we want !!!!!!
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L
I agree I miss my I tea
Not fair to leave him out all season. I want them both on as it should be done
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We do not want to see rollins
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More Ice-T less Rollins. I hate the way they have him just stagnant, I mean he trained Rollins and now shes a Sargent and he's still a Sargent. Also, we must remember Curry is a Captain and should be respected as such and Rollins should not be dictating to her or Olivia. Olivia is starting to irk me as well. Give Noah a roll too. Also there are other characters with back stories other than Rollins and Benson!
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Rollins has to go
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D
I don’t like the new chief either.
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I don’t think you are supposed to like her.
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I agree more ice-t and less of Kelli. This last episode proved just what I said awhile back. She's nothing but drama and all about herself. Ice-t is all business and made this show what it was since season 2.
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D
Yes I was happy she was gone even celebrated and then they being her back!?!?
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C
I would like to see something different that we've never seen on Law and Order and amazing and tear jerking. Bring Fin bk. I love Amanda Rollins and Carisi don't like the chief at all she is very sus and Griff is the chiefs lap dog. It should be all the OGS y'all did Fin wrong. Also I want Velasco bk
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Very suspicious of the new chief
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I want TYNAN gone and FINN/ICE-T back.
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It’s a few detective I liked but they got written off too damn soon 😡
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T
Exactly. I started to really like Valsco
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🗣️ preach my beautiful songstress
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Exactly
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This has become a soap opera. Rollins is a B actress. She should have stayed gone and Ice-T back full time.
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C
From a story stand oint, it's interesting when a case brings out something from a previous season or a previous story line.
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D
Why did they being her back we were all so happy she was gone... I blame Olivia they reached to kill her off but she talked then out of it and gave her a different exit
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